Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DIXIE
There are approximately 300 people named Dixie in the UK. That makes it the 12,926th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Dixie.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
DixeyDickie
Dix
Dicey
Dickey
Dike
Dicie
Dikie
Diccie
Diksie
Diixe
Dixcie
Dikies
Dikkie
Diquie
Dicksie
Dixe
Dilkie
Dicci
Diqi
Dickies
Diki
Dikki
Diqui
Dixee
Dikis
The Dixie surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax. Local) From the Saxon Dic, a ditch, dike, or fosse, and ea, water, or ig, an island.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DIXIE. According to AVootton's Baronetage the iluuily are descended from Wolstan, earl of Ellenden (now called Wilton) who married the sister of Egbert, the first monarch of all England ; and there are other traditions of their immense antiquity. The name is probably not very ancient, and the heralds' Visitations only commence the pedigree with Wolstan Dixie who flourished about the time of Edw. III.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.